Strawberry Piña Colada (4 Ingredients, 5 Minutes)
This easy Strawberry Pina Colada will transport you straight to a beachside cabana with a handsome pool boy! This is a frozen strawberry piña colada recipe that’s rich with fresh, fruity goodness and tropical cream of coconut. Made in a blender in 5 minutes using only 4 ingredients, if you’re looking for a healthy cocktail, this piña colada drink tops the menu.
Come drool with me over this frozen strawberry pina colada recipe that’s as refreshing as taking a dip in an ice cold pool on a hot desert day. Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, 5 minute prep-time, this blender pina colada with strawberries is just what the doctor (or nurse) ordered to keep you cool and comfortable.
📋 Ingredients For Strawberry Pina Colada (With Substitutions)
- Cream of Coconut – cream of coconut is sweeter, creamier and thicker that coconut cream, which usually lacks sweetness. If you don’t have cream of coconut, simply use coconut cream but add a sweetener to taste, like agave.
- Pineapple Juice – this Dole brand is made with 100% fruit juice with no added sugar. It’s an excellent source of Vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant.
- Frozen Strawberries – any frozen strawberries from your local supermarket will do. You can substitute with any other frozen fruit. For best results, DO NOT USE FRESH STRAWBERRIES OR ANY OTHER FRESH FRUIT.
- White Rum – light rum is the most common type of rum used for the pina colada cocktail, however, dark rum or Malibu rum will also work.
Exact measurements can be found in the recipe card below!
🍓 How To Make A Strawberry Pina Colada
Step 1: Add frozen strawberries and 2 cups of ice to a blender.
Step 2: Pour in pineapple juice.
Step 3: Add rum.
Step 4: Add cream of coconut.
Step 5: Blend all ingredients on high speed until you reach a “smoothie” consistency. The time will vary, depending on the type of blender you use. Pour into glasses. Garnish with fresh strawberries and a wedge of pineapple. Serve immediately.
🍹Best Rum For A Piña Colada
The most common type of rum used for a pina colada, no matter how you flavor it, is a light, or white rum, although I have had them with dark rum and they are fantastic that way. In addition, Malibu rum is also popular, especially if you want to enhance the coconut flavor of the cocktail.
👩🏽🍳 Expert Tips
- For best results, serve these strawberry pina colada drinks immediately after blending all your ingredients. This particular cocktail recipe does not store well.
- Be sure to measure your ingredients carefully to get the best tasting pina colada ever.
- To make your pina colada cocktail as cold as can be, saturate the glasses with water and place in the freezer for about 10 minutes while you prepare the drinks.
- Traditionally, strawberry pina coladas are not very sweet. To make frozen pina coladas a little sweeter, simply add some simple syrup (not all brands are vegan) or agave prior to blending.
- Love fresh summer berries? Try this Blueberry Lemonade Margarita.
For more refreshing cocktail recipes, try my Blackberry Mojito , Tinto de Verona, my Red, White and Blue Cocktail or my Blue Kamikaze Shot.
🥭 Variations
- Change up the fruit – instead of strawberries, use a variety of different fruits. Think blueberries, mango or bananas.
- Make it non-alcoholic – by simply omitting the rum before blendng.
- Make it on the rocks – to make a strawberry pina colada on the rocks, add only strawberries to a blender and pulse until creamy. Fill a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Add the strawberry mixture, pineapple juice, rum and coconut milk and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Pour into chilled hurricane glasses, garnish with fresh strawberries and a pineapple slice and serve immediately.
💭 Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you sure can. To make a virgin strawberry pina colada, simply omit the alcohol when adding ingredients to your blender.
To make a pina colada without rum, you can substitute for cachaa, a Brazilian spirit made from fermented sugar cane juice. This will give it a more distinct flavor and make it stand out from the crowd.
No, the strawberries for this pina colada recipe should be frozen to give it a thick “smoothie” consistency.
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Strawberry Pina Colada Recipe
Equipment
- 1 tamper optional
- 2 hurricane glasses 16 oz
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen strawberries
- 6 oz pineapple juice
- 4 oz white rum
- 4 oz cream of coconut
- 2 cups crushed ice
Instructions
- Add frozen strawberries and 2 cups of ice to a blender.
- Pour in pineapple juice.
- Add rum.
- Add cream of coconut.
- In a high speed blender, blend until a creamy, "smoothie" consistency has been reached. Pour into glasses. Garnish with fresh strawberries and a pineapple slice. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Nutritional information is only an estimate.
- For best results, serve these strawberry pina colada drinks immediately after blending all your ingredients. This particular cocktail recipe does not store well.
- Be sure to measure your ingredients carefully to get the best tasting pina colada ever.
- To make your pina colada cocktail as cold as can be, saturate the glasses with water and place in the freezer for about 10 minutes while you prepare the drinks.
- Traditionally, strawberry pina coladas are not very sweet. To make frozen pina coladas a little sweeter, simply add some simple syrup (not all brands are vegan) or agave prior to blending.
This is so pretty, deary, and tasty, plus those glasses are gorgeous.
Ahhhh. Thanks Dilber. Almost too pretty to drink!
love the strawberry flavor of this pina colado! so refreshing!
Oh, I do too, thank you Andrea.
This strawberry piña colada is simply divine! Perfect for our ladies night! Thanks!
Ladies night it is! Thanks Nora.
Heck ya! Coco Lopez is the BEST for Pina Coladas IMHO. While I love the classic, this strawberry version is now calling my name. Good thing I have all of the ingredients for this cocktail handy at all times!
Yes I love it, too. Thank you Bernice.
It’s so much fun playing bartender. What a great drink for the patio. Perfect for strawberry season.
Thanks much Gloria.
Ooh la la is right! These recipe created a quick and easy pina colada that was delightful. The strawberries made it extra refreshing and hit the spot on a warm summer night.
Nice to hear. Thank you Stephanie!
With the weather getting warmer, this is just the drink that I was looking for a get together with friends. Love that it is vegan and gluten-free!
Thank you Padma.
Just what the doctor I mean nurse ordered. Well dental assistant lol
hahahaha. You’re hilarious. Thanks BFF.